Never Late, Never Away

Chapter 3196

A Helping Hand

She had long since lost her freedom and her rights from the moment she’d admitted that she was Megan.

When that realization finally dawned upon her, she let out a long-suffering sigh. Jake was a cruel, merciless, domineering man and there was nothing she could change about that.

“Sure. If that’s the case, then I’m leaving.” Too lazy to argue with him any further, she stood up and made to leave only to get pulled back by him once more.

“Did I say you could leave?” His displeasure was written all over his face, sending chills down her spine.

“What do you want?”

Rolling her eyes, she sat down on the hospital bed.

“Give me your arm.” He reached his hand out. “You got stung, didn’t you?”

follow his orders. But when she looked up and caught a glance of Jake’s darkening expression, she quickly made the decision to

fine. I really don’t know why Jonas insisted on me staying at the hospital… Actually, how did you know that I

he stepped foot within her ward, but hadn’t had the proper chance

think of was that he’d followed her all the way here,

you,” Jake told her in a very matter-of-fact tone, the tips of his fingers tracing lightly over her wound. Just as Megan was about to panic, he suddenly applied pressure to the swollen

were too near

prick of pain that shot up her arm. Her reaction did

any sounds of pain from escaping her.

self-centered,

for him except his looks! And

Wait… attracted?

blinked rapidly. Although Jake had a dark, gloomy expression, she couldn’t deny the fact

why my heartbeat

was interested in a man whom she’d only met a few times. There had to be something wrong with her, or some other explanation for what she was feeling. Perhaps she was just more

wound?”